10 Years of Connecting Solar and Storage Projects with Capital
Our 2023 Sponsors
2023 is set to be a defining year for solar, storage and Solar Media’s 10th edition finance summit.
Last year saw the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which brings together an estimated $370 billion in federal funding over the next ten years to facilitate clean energy transition in the US. The IRA has immediately impacted the long-term outlook of the solar and storage industry.
Funding remains available for large-scale energy infrastructure drawn from the Department of Energy’s $40 billion loans program. In addition, the IRA is estimated to attract $600 billion in new investment resulting in an additional 222GW of solar installations over the next decade. This is enough to power an additional 165 million US homes.
The picture is similar for storage as the U.S. government has increased investment tax credits to 30% for energy standalone systems. Estimates indicate a further 20.8 GW of utility-scale battery storage will become operational by 2025. To date, 10 states have energy storage specific procurement targets with that list set to grow. The host state of this year’s summit, New York, is expected to incentivize an additional 5GW of residential, commercial, and utility-scale storage onto the grid.
Challenges remain as the sector continues to decode the updated tax credit structures, navigate the hurdles of the current inflationary environment and keep projects to schedule.
Hear From 80+ Industry Experts
What You Can Expect
80+
Industry Experts
400+
Attendees
78%
Decision Makers
What Took Place
Solar, Storage and the IRA
The Return of US manufacturing
Maximizing Risks & Managing Return
Cost of Capital and Equipment
Community Solar & Storage
Solar and Storage Financial Landscape
Optimizing Solar and Storage Asset Revenues
Emerging Technologies and Solar States
Interconnections Reforms and Strategies
2023 Speakers Include
Julia Souder
Chief Executive Officer
Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) & Chair of Global Renewables Alliance
Sandeep Arora
Senior Vice President & Head of Transmission & Markets
REV Renewables
Dr. Joachim Seel
Policy Researcher and Project Lead - Interconnection Costs
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Chris Diaz
Principal & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Seminole Financial Services
Casey Keller
Founding Partner
Caerus Commodities
Laura Tamjärv
Senior Director of Acquisitions
CleanCapital
Nicholas Dazzo
Managing Director - Trading
Spearmint Energy
Zachary Rubenstein
Managing Director
Blackstone
Aaron Klein
Managing Director - Power and Renewables Team Storage Lead
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Alice Heathcote
Chief Financial Officer
Strata
Quentin Draper-Scrimshire
Chief Executive Officer
Modo Energy
Judy McElroy
Chief Executive Officer
Fractal Energy Storage Consultants
Sripradha Ilango
Chief Financial Officer
Soltage
Steve Cheng
Partner
Global Infrastructure Partners
2023 Sponsors & Partners Include
